Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched lately)

bright maroon · Post by **bright maroon** » Sat May 10, 2008 4:55 pm

Does anyone know Alejandro Jodorowsky - His films are quite amazing..I thing my favorite is El Topo..

This is a must see director - He addresses things in a way that I have never seen before on film, and he did this 5 decades ago..

My question is - I wonder why these films didn't create a sort of whole genre of imitators, or genre of films that use it as a point of departure?

Are they not really as interesting or groundbreaking as I perceive them to be?

*taps Parsons as I think he may appreciate them especially - but not especially more than anyone else really..any follower of the cthulus' might dig on.

theevilgirl · Post by **theevilgirl** » Sat May 10, 2008 5:10 pm

waking life

parson · Post by **parson** » Sat May 10, 2008 5:47 pm

bright maroon wrote:Does anyone know Alejandro Jodorowsky - His films are quite amazing..I thing my favorite is El Topo..

This is a must see director - He addresses things in a way that I have never seen before on film, and he did this 5 decades ago..

My question is - I wonder why these films didn't create a sort of whole genre of imitators, or genre of films that use it as a point of departure?

Are they not really as interesting or groundbreaking as I perceive them to be?

*taps Parsons as I think he may appreciate them especially - but not especially more than anyone else really..any follower of the cthulus' might dig on.

jodorowkski definitely ain't the only dude out there makin crazy ass movies

theevilgirl · Post by **theevilgirl** » Sat May 10, 2008 6:54 pm

Dumbo

legend4ry · Post by **legend4ry** » Sat May 10, 2008 7:48 pm

So I just spent all day getting Juno and just finished watching it.

I thought it was fucking hilarious, reallllllllly great humor, like Ghost World/ The Good Girl (Two amazing films, watch them if you ain't)

Maybe its just Ellen Page, I think I have a thing for her

d_three · Post by **d_three** » Sat May 10, 2008 8:37 pm

legend4ry · Post by **legend4ry** » Sat May 10, 2008 8:39 pm

Saw The Bank Job the other night.

WHAT A FILM! I thought was brilliant I'd even watch it again and theres only about 10 films ive seen outta a few hundred what I say that about!

Speaking of Brit-flicks I have never seen Human Traffic, anyone know if its floating around to stream online? (Via PM obviously)

guerillaeye · Post by **guerillaeye** » Sat May 10, 2008 8:44 pm

slim · Post by **slim** » Sat May 10, 2008 11:54 pm

Parson wrote:just watched Carne Tremula

awesome almodovar bizness featuring javier bardem

Extremely, extremely late, but hell yeah, that is a good film. Although i couldn't help thinking the main character (watched it so long ago, have forgotten his name) was a bit of a douche.

Almodovar in general is the shit.

Out of interest has anyone seen Cronos by Guillermo del Toro? Watched that a few months ago, was really impressed, although the seemingly arbitrary spanish/english switches did my head in a bit. I love how Ron Perlman is playing a mexican who says about 3 words in spanish the whole time, most of them being "carajo", the rest all english with a US accent

legend4ry · Post by **legend4ry** » Sun May 11, 2008 4:20 am

Still on my Ellen Page thing!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0801526/

Wow... just, wow.

Probably the MOST fucked up, confusing, daunting film I've ever watched

and I LOVED IT!

The editing is AMAZING, the acting was perfect and some of the scenes make you think....."Wow, this isn't a true story but I bet this shit goes on"

theevilgirl · Post by **theevilgirl** » Sun May 11, 2008 4:31 am

i love that poster design....

im watching the weather man...

cuz its on.

onelouder · Post by **onelouder** » Sun May 11, 2008 8:46 am

bright maroon wrote:Does anyone know Alejandro Jodorowsky - His films are quite amazing..I thing my favorite is El Topo...

Holy Mountain. Company Flow sampled this wierdness extravaganza on Funcrusher Plus.
Awesome film esp. the Toad reenactment of the spanish conquest of the americas.... WTF????!!!!!!

d_three · Post by **d_three** » Sun May 11, 2008 7:10 pm

loved this movie, because it's related to me somehow

when you see things, you're there, it's now, but it feels unreal

diss04 · Post by **diss04** » Sun May 11, 2008 7:29 pm

d.three wrote:

loved this movie, because it's related to me somehow

when you see things, you're there, it's now, but it feels unreal

mathew perry was sick in studio 60 on the sunset strip

stanton · Post by **stanton** » Mon May 12, 2008 7:46 pm

I watched Vertigo, The 39 Steps, The Man Who Knew Too Much & Rear Window again recently. Hitchcock ftw.

santy · Post by **santy** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:18 pm

Last film i saw was St Trinians, not really up to date with films to be honest.

datura · Post by **datura** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:20 pm

guerillaeye wrote:

i saw this the other night serious

schamotnik · Post by **schamotnik** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:42 pm

just saw lost in beijing .. pretty intense

ands · Post by **ands** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:19 pm

About a week ago, I watched Death at a Funeral and loved it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neCY4hh1wJg
I was never really exposed to British comedy until a few years ago, and I like how dry and subtle it can be. Does anyone know of any other similar films you would recommend?

felixgash · Post by **felixgash** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:10 am

I watch a lot of movies, haven't posted in here yet.. haven't seen anything worth posting about to be fair.

But I've just watched Into the Wild (2007) and I really enjoyed it. Was a bit sad in places, being a true story and all made it a bit more prominent.

Good watch, I recommend it.

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